The fifteenth blood tempering, team battle!

Chief Secretary Zu Yizun of Muyuan Xingxing had a somber expression.

He never expected that Chen Lie from Blue Star would have such strength.

He didn't exaggerate; in fact, he humbly withheld his true abilities.

The fact that Xue Zhiran could say such a thing shows that Xue Zhiran was truly helpless against Chen Lie's Mental Power techniques.

Where did this Chen Lie come from? How can his Mental Power talent be so exaggerated?

Divine Sense Master cultivate Mental Power, which is invisible and intangible. Before reaching the level of Mental Power Grandmaster, their combat strength cannot be compared with that of Martial Artist. He had never heard of a mid-to-low-level Divine Sense Master being able to influence the course of a battle through Mental Power.

"What are those people in the Planetary Intelligence Group doing! Blue Star has produced such a genius of Divine Sense Master, and they haven't heard a thing about it."

What a bunch of useless good-for-nothings!

Xue Zhiran said, "Planetary Affairs Chief, I have figured out Chen Lie's methods on Blue Star."

Although his Mental Power are impressive, his raw strength is far inferior to mine. I'm confident I can win in a team battle!

Zu Yizun shook his head and said, "We can't think like that. What if he still has some trump cards he hasn't used yet?"

Hu Dongzheng then said, "I watched the battle very carefully. As soon as Zhi Ran used his full strength, Chen Lie could only retreat and hide. One strike could shatter Chen Lie's protective qi and blood."

"If we disregard Mental Power and other methods, in a direct confrontation, Chen Lie absolutely could not withstand more than twenty moves from Zhi Ran!"

"Twenty moves?" Xue Zhiran said coldly, "Hu Junsi overestimates his strength. If I really go all out, he has no Mental Power techniques. He'll be lucky to lend me ten moves!"

She had just begun to get serious when Chen Lie launched a barrage of Mental Power attacks, preventing her from concentrating on fighting him.

That SSSSS-level martial art was actually learned by her at Starry Sky University. She passed it on to Hua Jianying for the sake of the competition. She herself had already cultivated this martial art to its peak level. With this martial art, she was almost invincible in the Heaven Aperture Stage.

She was eliminated before she even had a chance to retaliate, which was incredibly frustrating.

Xue Zhiran had always looked down on Divine Sense Master, but today was the first time he felt fear and disgust towards this Divine Sense Master.

Chen Lie of Blue Star can unleash dozens of Mental Power attacks within a minute or two. Doesn't he expend any energy?

Or is it because his Mental Power is at a high level, so such frequent Mental Power attacks don't seem to be a drain on him?

"If only... I had a protective magic item right now to withstand Mental Power attacks!"

"If Xue Zhiran can ignore Mental Power attacks, she can single-handedly deal with all opponents in the Blue Star camp at all Blood-Qi Stage, including Chen Lie," Hu Dongzheng said.

"Such a magic weapon must exist. It's just that the people in the Planetary Intelligence Bureau are too useless. When we get back, we must thoroughly clean up those incompetent officials who occupy positions."

"If we had received this news sooner, we would Outer Stars to resist Mental Power, even at great cost, so we wouldn't be facing such a predicament!"

Chief Secretary Muyuan Xingxing was furious.

While the group was talking, Hua Jianying, the second-ranked contestant in the Blood-Qi Stage the Wood Source Planet competition, stepped forward.

She approached Xue Zhiran, took a jade talisman from her waist, and tossed it to Xue Zhiran.

Xue Zhiran grabbed the jade talisman that Hua Jianying had thrown at him and asked, "What is this?"

Hua Jianying said, "Actually, I don't have any constitution that can ignore Mental Power attacks."

The reason I was able to ignore Mental Power attacks was because of this jade talisman."

"A jade talisman? It can withstand Mental Power attacks?" Xue Zhiran asked.

"It cannot completely resist, but it can at least resist most of the external Mental Power attacks."

This jade talisman is very precious. Wearing it can calm the mind and make cultivation techniques twice as effective.

"I'll lend it to you for the sake of Wood Source Planet, but you must return it to me immediately after you're done!"

"It's more than enough to block most of the Mental Power attacks!"

Xue Zhiran put the jade talisman on his body and said to Hua Jianying, "Thank you!"

Hua Jianying nodded.

Upon seeing this, Zu Yizun praised Hua Jianying with satisfaction, saying, "For the greater good, you were willing to offer this jade talisman to resist Mental Power. The mother planet will remember you!"

Hua Jianying simply said, "There's nothing to say about this. I found this jade talisman when I first Leaving the Star. It can not only resist Mental Power attacks, but also has many wonderful uses for martial arts cultivation."

I hope the Planetary Affairs Chief can vouch for me, so that Xue Zhiran pocket the money for me afterwards!

"Don't worry, that will never happen!"

On the other side, Chen Lie left the battlefield, and the people of Blue Star immediately gave him a warm welcome.

"Wow, big brother, you've gotten another point for Blue Star in the additional battle!" Han Keke said, stepping forward first.

The others, including Jiang Yuan, Zhou Yu, Zuo Yuan'er, and Hao Yulong, looked at Chen Lie with disbelief.

Just how high was his Mental Power level? How could he actually defeat Xue Zhiran was at the Heaven Aperture Stage, in the battle?

Ruan Liusu had long known that Chen Lie's Mental Power was very high, but she didn't expect it to be this high.

"Chen Lie, are you hurt? I just saw you take a blow from Xue Zhiran's palm!"

"There's nothing seriously wrong!" Chen Liedao.

"You've won another point in the playoffs, so Blue Star's score is now 12 points."

While you were sparring, the Grandmaster Martial Artist team battle had already begun.

President Wang of the Martial Artist Association has already given his assessment: the Grandmaster Martial Artist Team Battle is likely won, but it is impossible for them to win quickly within ten minutes, so they can only get a maximum of 3 points.

Next, we'll see how the Qi and Blood Martial Artist fared in their team battles; the True Qi Martial Artist are definitely going to lose!

"We can win, or at worst, it'll be a draw," Chen Lie said.

Currently, Blue Star has a score of 12 and Wood Source Planet 14. The outcome of the Grandmaster Battle is already obvious, so Blue Star's total score will reach 15.

However, the group of True Qi Martial Artist is doomed to lose. Ning Fan is poisoned. Meng Qingwan from Wood Source Planet may not be able to take on all the True Qi Martial Artist on Blue Star by herself, but she can easily take on seven or eight of them. And the others from Wood Source Planet are not to be underestimated either.

If Blue Star loses the True Qi Martial Artist team battle, Wood Source Planet's score will reach 19; if Blue Star loses within ten minutes, Wood Source Planet's score will reach 20.

On the other hand, in Blue Star's Qi and Blood Martial Artist team battle, a win earns 20 points. As long as the True Qi Martial Artist team doesn't fall within ten minutes, Blue Star wins; otherwise, it's a draw.

At this moment, Wang Shou came to Chen Lie: "Chen Lie, I didn't expect that you would turn the tide and win this additional battle in the end."

"How about it? Do you still have the energy?"

"Have!"

Seeing Chen Lie's resolute answer, Wang Shou was taken aback. Just now in the battle arena, Chen Lie defeated Xue Zhiran by relying on his Mental Power. Xue Zhiran inexplicably stepped halfway out of the red line of the battle zone. In team battles, there is no such precise red line of the battle zone.

Moreover, Mental Power attacks rely on surprise, and Chen Lie has already succeeded once. He may not be able to achieve the same effect against Xue Zhiran again.

But now that things have come to this, Wang Shou has no choice but to trust Chen Lie.

"Alright, do your best. If you need anything, just let us know. We're sure to win the Grandmaster battle, but we're likely to lose the True Qi Martial Artist Battle because Ning Fan is poisoned."

Chen Lie asked, "When will the True Qi Martial Artist Battle begin?"

"Immediately, half an hour earlier than the Qi and Blood Martial Artist ' battle."

"President Wang, when you were adjusting Ning Fan's internal True Qi just now, did you hear about the bonus points for team battles?" Chen Lie asked.

"I understand. In the team battle, whichever Blue Star can achieve a quick victory within Wood Source Planet minutes will receive this bonus point."

Chen Lie nodded and said, "I just calculated that we have a high probability of winning the Grandmaster battle. In that case, the score between us and Wood Source Planet will become 15 to 14."

I hope you can instruct the True Qi Martial Artist participating in the battle to engage in close combat and try to avoid being defeated within ten minutes, otherwise this bonus point will be taken by Wood Source Planet.

If Wood Source Planet gets an extra 20 points, even if they win the team battle in the Blood-Qi Stage, they can only draw with Wood Source Planet."

"If we adopt a protracted fighting style, the group battles at the True Qi Stage will only result in Wood Source Planet defeating them one by one, thus completely eliminating any possibility of a quick victory." Wang Shou fell silent.

"Even if we confront them head-on, we will definitely lose in the end. President Wang, you should know that Ning Fan is poisoned. Among the participants who are True Qi Martial Artist, there is simply no one else who can match Meng Qingwan from Wood Source Planet. With the lack of top-level combat power, there is almost no hope of winning."

"Either give up all hope of winning and choose to fight a protracted battle, losing by five points, or gamble on a very slim chance of victory and lose by six points. Think it over," Chen Lie said.

After hesitating for a while, Wang Shou finally said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

In ancient warfare, the gains and losses of a single city or territory were not considered. We should not jeopardize the overall situation of the war for the sake of a slim hope of local victory.

The True Qi Martial Artist Team Battle is about to begin, so I'm going to give the participants a brief explanation of the new battle plan.

Get some rest and prepare for the upcoming group battle Blood-Qi Stage!

Chen Lie grunted in agreement and watched Wang Shou leave.

The Grandmaster -level team battle had reached a fever pitch. With his Mental Power enhanced by his Divine Sense, Chen Lie could barely make out the battle between the Grandmaster in the team battle area.

The three Grandmaster from Blue Star have indeed gained the upper hand, but they have not completely suppressed the Grandmaster from Wood Source Planet.

Even in the individual battles between Grandmaster, it took more than ten minutes to determine a winner, let alone the complex team battles we're in now.

Grandmaster -level team battles are the least likely to earn bonus points.

After watching the Grandmaster battle for a while, Chen Lie turned and left.

At this moment, Lei Jinglong walked over.

"Chen Lie, I didn't expect you to win this extra match! Well done! Go to the rest area and recover your strength!"

"I... I understand!"

"By the way, a girl from Canglong Star came to deliver something to you and is waiting for you in the rest area."

"Oh?"

As soon as Chen Lie stopped, he immediately turned around and looked towards the rest area, where he indeed saw Chu Ling'er carrying a large bundle on her back.

He had thought that Chu Ling'er would be unable to deliver the Advanced Extraordinary Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid today, and he was already prepared to use the Qi and Blood Secret Technique. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Chu Ling'er delivered the item here.

Chen Lie bid farewell to Lei Jinglong and immediately went to the rest area.

Upon seeing Chen Lie approaching, Chu Ling'er immediately stepped forward.

"Brother Chen, I've brought you everything you asked for."

"Two things?"

"Yes!"

Chu Ling'er handed the bag in her hand to Chen Lie, then untied the bundle she was carrying and placed it on the ground with a thud.

Chu Ling'er untied the bundle, revealing a black, square box inside.

"Brother Chen, would you like me to open the box and take a look?"

"Need not!"

Chen Lie shook his head. He used his divine sense to try and find out what was inside the black box, but his divine sense was instantly swallowed up the moment it touched the black box.

He exclaimed "Huh?" and began to continuously draw out his divine sense.

A moment later, Chen Lie's divine sense passed through the black box and discovered that inside was a bone exuding a terrifying aura.

In an instant, Chen Lie knew that the box contained the bones of Starry Sky Behemoth.

This box must absolutely not be opened, otherwise the aura it emits will instantly attract the attention of the Ten-Star Alliance envoys on the high platform of the Hall of All Stars.

"Carry this box for me for a while, then give it back to me after the battle. Remember, do not open the box."

"Good!"

Knowing that Chen Lie had important business to attend to, Chu Ling'er didn't say much. She wrapped the bundle up again and carried it on her back.

Chen Lie opened the bag, and a crystal jade bottle appeared before him. Inside the bottle was Advanced Extraordinary Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid that emitted the light of the crimson sun.

"What is this? Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid?"

Chu Ling'er saw the bottle in Chen Lie's hand and couldn't help but ask.

Chen Lie simply grunted in response, then went to the private room at the very back of the rest area.

Chu Ling'er was taken aback when she heard that Chen Lie held Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid.

This means that Chen Lie is currently still in the Blood Refining Stage Blood-Qi Like Slurry.

How did he manage to fight that Heaven Aperture Stage expert in the arena just now?

The Blood Refining Stage versus the Heaven Aperture Stage —this level of combat power is simply outrageous!

"Are all those who studied under the Central Galactic Empire this powerful?"

Chu Ling'er murmured, this gap is much greater than the gap between Canglong Star and the barren planets in the Fringe Star Domain.

I'm afraid this kind of person sees himself the same way he sees those country bumpkins on the Fringe Star Domain system.

On the other side, Chen Lie entered a private rest room, opened the glass jade bottle containing the Advanced Extraordinary Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Instantly, a pure power began to temper Chen Lie's blood and qi.

Chen Lie tried his best to suppress the noise of his Blood Tempering, but he couldn't be completely silent. Because of the clash of his qi and blood, the resting room swayed and almost collapsed.

However, everyone outside was focused on the Grandmaster battle, allowing Chen Lie to complete his 15th Blood Tempering without attracting anyone's attention.

After successfully Blood Tempering for the 15th time, Chen Lie felt his own power. Compared to before, he was much stronger. If he were to face Xue Zhiran again, even without Mental Power techniques, he would be able to suppress him head-on.

When Chen Lie stepped out of his private training room, the group battle between the Grandmaster- level Martial Artist had already been decided.

As expected, Blue Star won, Blue Star score changed from 12 to 15, temporarily leading Wood Source Planet by one point.

At that moment, the Optical Computer broadcast a message.

"Two True Qi Martial Artist have entered the arena; the True Qi Martial Artist team battle is about to begin..."

As soon as the announcement was made, the two-star true-stage Martial Artist began to enter the arena one by one.

Before entering the arena, Ning Fan walked over to Chen Lie and said, "President Wang has already told me that we will use a phased, protracted combat strategy to fight the enemy. We won't lose that extra point. The competition depends on you."

Chen Liedao, "If you use a grappling technique and don't fully circulate your True Qi, you won't trigger True Qi disorder, and you can definitely last for ten minutes."

"Even if I've been ambushed, I shouldn't be able to hold out for less than ten minutes. Everything depends on you!"

After Ning Fan finished speaking, he walked towards the team battle arena.

On the other side, the Star Affairs Director of Muyuan Star instructed Meng Qingwan, the number one True Qi Martial Artist on Muyuan Star, "Meng Qingwan, you are in charge of coordinating the remaining nine people. You must defeat Blue Star within ten minutes and obtain that bonus point to secure victory in this competition for permanent council member stars."

"I will!"

Meng Qingwan nodded and then stepped into the battle arena.

In the battle arena, the ten participants from Blue Star are: Ning Fan, Chu Luo, Lü Xianchuan, Yu Wenqin, Zhao Siqi, Gu Yuanyun, Shen Fei, Huo Jinghong, Tang Yan'er, and Zhao Jingyuan.

The ten participants from Wood Source Planet are: Meng Qingwan, Zhou Shaoyu, Chen Bai, Hua Dongxu, Shen Hao, Yuan Han, Fu Sifan, Fan Zonglin, Bai Xianxian, and Sun Ruyi.

The twenty participants from both sides lined up in two rows, and a notification sounded from the Optical Computer: "Battle begins!"

The ten warriors from Wood Source Planet, under Meng Qingwan's command, launched a swift attack, while the ten True Qi Martial Artist from Blue Star scattered according to the newly devised battle plan.

Upon seeing this, Meng Qingwan was slightly taken aback, then sneered, "It seems that Blue Star knows it is no match and intends to use this method to prevent us from getting that extra point."

"Heh heh, interesting. Is this a team battle where all hopes of victory are pinned on the Blood-Qi Stage?"

"Everyone, listen to my instructions! Concentrate your efforts, form groups of three, and quickly wipe out these annoying grasshoppers one by one to get the bonus points!"

The other nine members of Wood Source Planet obeyed Meng Qingwan's orders, forming groups of three and launching a sweeping attack on the battlefield.

Meng Qingwan, on the other hand, took the initiative to approach Ning Fan and launch an attack.

To secure bonus points in team battles, every second counts, so she plans to eliminate Ning Fan first, freeing up her resources to deal with the others.

Meng Qingwan unleashed a sword strike, the powerful sword energy slicing down and cleaving a boulder in the battle zone with a resounding boom.

Ning Fan used hit-and-run tactics, avoiding using his full strength as much as possible, fighting while retreating.

The battle of the True Qi Martial Artist' group began, leaving the spectators puzzled.

Why is Blue Star spreading its forces so thin? This kind of warfare makes it almost impossible to win.

Chen Lie watched the battle from the rest area. Blue Star's fighting style might not win, but it would never allow Wood Source Planet to gain bonus points, and that was enough.

At this moment, Ruan Yingjie, who had fought, came to Chen Lie's side.

"Chen Lie, I heard that you just persuaded Chairman Wang to give up the True Qi Martial Artist Team Battle?"

"Uncle Ruan," Chen Lie greeted him, "It's not about giving up, but about keeping that extra point."

"I know what you're thinking. If you can help Blue Star achieve victory, then everyone will be happy."

But have you considered that if you lose, won't all these people blame you?

"I'm confident I won't lose!"

Seeing Chen Lie's confidence, Ruan Yingjie said nothing more, only reminding Chen Lie "not to underestimate his opponent."

With the Blood-Qi Stage team battle about to begin, Lei Jinglong started arranging the players to take the field.

The Blood-Qi Stage team battles are the same as the True Qi Stage, with ten players on the field.

The ten people are: Chen Lie, Jiang Yuan, Zhou Yu, Kang Quanlin Zuo Yuan'er, Hao Yulong, Hao Yulong, Shao Keyu, Ruan Liusu, Zheng Shuwen, and Han Keke.

Because Yang Jingnian, the mole, was arrested, and Yan Zheng and Li Wanwan were injured by Yang Jingnian and unable to play, Han Keke, who was not originally qualified to participate in the team battle, was also allowed to play.

Soon, the voice of the battle arena's Smart Brain sounded again.

"Two-star Qi/Blood Martial Artist are preparing to enter the arena; the group battle of Blood-Qi Stage Martial Artist is about to begin..."

Upon hearing the warning, Chen Lie and the other Qi and Blood Martial Artist entered the battle arena.

On Wood Source Planet, ten contestants —Xue Zhiran, Hua Jianying, Sang Ji, Bu Feifan, Zhou Yunqi, Lian Changqing, Du Jia, Zu Keying, Meng Zhao, and Duan Yonglin —entered the venue one by one.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Xue Zhiran's gaze immediately turned icy.

That bastard used Mental Power to make her look so pathetic on the battlefield, losing so inexplicably. She was seething with anger.

Now that she has experienced Chen Lie's Mental Power techniques firsthand, she is on guard. Most importantly, she now possesses a jade talisman to resist Mental Power attacks.

She'll show this kid what the Heaven Aperture Stage is in a moment.

On the battlefield during the Blood-Qi Stage, Blue Star and Wood Source Planet were divided into two sides.

Xue Zhiran stood opposite Chen Lie and said coldly, "Kid, I admit I have some tricks up my sleeve, but this time, you won't have another chance."

Chen Lie simply said, "Don't speak so confidently!"

Xue Zhiran fell silent, staring intently at Chen Lie with her beautiful eyes, her gaze filled with fierce fighting spirit.

Xue Zhiran said coldly, "This is the main battlefield. You all move to the side to fight later. Today I'm going to have a good time with this kid!"

During the Blood-Qi Stage of Wood Source Planet, Xue Zhiran was the absolute protagonist. Everyone else knew that Xue Zhiran's victory or defeat could directly determine the outcome of the team battle, because the difference between the Heaven Aperture Stage and the non- Heaven Aperture Stage was too great, almost determining the outcome of the team battle. Therefore, they all nodded in agreement to Xue Zhiran's instructions.

At that moment, the announcement "Battle begins" rang out.

Apart from Xue Zhiran, everyone on Wood Source Planet attacked simultaneously, their blood surging, and they clashed with the many contestants from Blue Star.

"You got lucky last time, but you won't be so lucky this time."

"Let's fight!"

Ignoring the fighting crowd around her, Xue Zhiran was no longer careless this time. She unleashed her full power from the very beginning and struck Chen Lie with a palm.

"Boom!"

Chen Lie raised his hand and pushed out with a palm strike. Having completed fifteen Blood Tempering, his strength was now vastly different from before.

After a violent explosion, Chen Lie remained unmoved, while Xue Zhiran was slightly pushed back.

"How did your strength increase so much? Were you hiding your true power just now?"

Xue Zhiran looked surprised, but after a moment's thought, he said, "Even so, you're still not at the Heaven Aperture Stage. Prepare to die!"

Xue Zhiran opened his Earth Second Campus apertures, emitting blood-red rainbow light, and launched another attack on Chen Lie.